Basketball tryouts are the sessions a coach runs before the season to evaluate players and select the team. A good tryout is half skill drills and half competitive games, runs across two or more short sessions, and uses a simple evaluation form so every player gets a fair look. That sounds obvious. Most tryouts I … Read more
It took all of six snaps for Bucs rookie outside linebacker Rueben Bain Jr. to: Confirm he’s a DUDE Justify Bucs fans clowning 14 other franchises for passing on him Reserve his Bucs Ring of Honor ceremony for September 26th of 2038 Get fitted for his gold jacket and get a good, advanced rate on … Read more
There is a new episode in Scott Reynolds’ Pewter Pulse video series on Pewter Report’s YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos – typically seven to 12 minutes in length – allow Reynolds to offer up his expert analysis and opinion on a particular Bucs or NFL topic. Wait a minute?! Bucs rookie middle linebacker Josiah … Read more
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Pewter Report’s Bucs Training Camp coverage is presented by Synergy Outdoor Kitchens & More Become the envy of the neighborhood – and the place to come for Tampa Bay watch parties and home tailgating – with a custom outdoor kitchen from Synergy Outdoor Kitchens & More! Get a FREE Coyote Portable Tailgate grill – an … Read more
I can’t help but empathize with the heirloom tomato this time of year. The first BLTs have been eaten; the novelty has worn off. Stacked on farmers’ market tables like milk bottles in a carnival game, late-summer tomatoes start to look a little worse for wear. Like me, they are often etched with lines from … Read more
Some people are fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: Philadelphia Eag—God, I’m exhausted just typing their name. Makes me wanna spit on a guy. … Read more
Some of my favorite sports uniforms are red. This has always been true, and my choices of teams to support have only reinforced that. (A chicken-egg situation?) Other than the Miami Marlins (who did have the snazzy Sugar Kings red jerseys a few years back), the Miami Heat, the New England Patriots (god, I love … Read more
Imagine you are a horny male redback spider. You might be a small guy—a fraction of her size—but unlike some, you don’t have a complex about it. You’re just happy to be there, “there” meaning the haphazard snarl of a web of a female redback spider. Only 20 percent of male redback spiders ever mate, … Read more
I won’t dispute that I once had red hair. Back in 2019, just for kicks, I went with a bright Hayley Williams–esque red that petered out for obvious reasons the following year. Then in 2025, with a 30th birthday and a big trip on the horizon, I decided to freshen up my look with a … Read more